Ähtäri

Ähtäri (Etseri in Swedish) is a city in Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 7,000 (2003) and covers an area of 908.70 km² of which 103.33 km² is water. The population density is 8.7 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Ähtäri is known for its zoo. Additionaly, the melodic death metal band Noumena was founded here.